>> well, that cnn poll confirms what we've seen in a number of different things, gallup as well, where people feeling better about the economy generally, maybe not about the global picture. they think that somewhere out there there are spooky things going on, but these trend lines are going in the right direction. what chicago'seen saying all along is the absolute number, we want it to be better, but the trend line is a much more important thing to watch. and the president's in ohio, jobless rate is better than it was not just better than the national avage, but better than when he was inaugurated as president, so they're happy with that. >> patricia, do republicans have to promote our decline a little more? >> well, yeah, that's always what makes it so hard to be a republican these days, especially a republican governor in a state that is doing better. and we've seen if any republicans are having a hard time with this message, it's them saying, look, our economy's getting better, but it's not barack obama. barack obama doesn't get the credit for it, i get the credit for it, you get th